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PROCEEDINGS 


OP THE 


Democratic (State jConvention, 

THURSDAY, MAY 30tli, 1872. 


OPENING OF THE CONVENTION. 

A tremendous gathering of citizens from all parts of the State, assembled at 
Reading, Pa., to witness the deliberations of the Democratic State Convention. 

At eleven o’clock, Hon. Wm. A. Wallace, Chairman of the Democratic 
State Central Committee, said: “This being the day and hour fixed by the 
Slate Executive Committee, for the meeting of the Democratic State Conven¬ 
tion, the delegates will please be seated, and the Convention will come to order. 
The temporary Secretaries will call the list of delegates, and if there are any 
districts in which changes have been made, the delegates will please intimate 
them as the district is called.” 

LIST OF DELEGATES. 

1st. Philadelphia —Wm. M’Mullen. 

2d. F. L. Moore, 

3d. Timothy A. Sloan, 

4th. J. R. Chadwick. 

5th. Chester and Delaware— Jno. Miller. 

6th. Montgomery— Henry M. Stewart. 

7th. Bucks and Northampton —Wm. H. Hutter. 

8th. Berks —Heister Clymer. 

9th. Lancaster —W. A. Morton. 

10th. Schuylkill —Wm. M. Randall. 

11th. Lehigh and Carbon —Robert A. Packer. 

12th. Dauphin and Lebanon —Wm. B. Kruder. 

13th. Luzerne, Monroe and Pike— A. R. Brundage and F. W. Gunster, 
14th. Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming— Frank Crane. 
15th. Columbia, Montour, Lycoming and Sullivan —C. D. Emery. 

16th. Cameron, McKean, Potter and Tioga —A. H. Boyenton. 

17th. Snyder, Perry, Northumberland and Union— J. R. Dunbar. 
18th. Clinton, Cambria, Clearfield and Elk— Philip Collins. 








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19th. Cumberland and Franklin —George W. Skinner. 

20th. Adams and York—A. Heistand Glatz. 

21st. Bedford, Fulton, Blair and Somerset —Geo. B. Kerper. 

22d. Centre, Juniata, Mifflin and Huntingdon —John B, Selheimer. 
23d. Allegheny —John H. Bailey, Joseph S. Lare, Philip H. Stephenson. 
24th. Indiana and Westmoreland —William Maher. 

25th. Fayette and Greene —Dr. A. Patton. 

26th. Beaver Butler and Washington—W m. B. Dunlap. 

27th. Clarion, Armstrong, Jefferson and Forest —R. B. Brown. 

28th. Lawrence, Mercer and Venango—B. Magoffin. 

29th. Crawford —J. B. Brawley. 

30th. Erie and Warren —W. W. Lyle. 


REPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES. 


1st. Philadelphia —Edward Caree. 


2d. 

Samuel Josephs. 


3d. 

Aid. F. A. Devitt. 


4th. 

Ed. Dougherty. 


5th. 

Dr. Geo. W. Young. 


6th. 

Austin C. Maury. 


7th. 

John Hamilton, Jr. 


8 th. 

John Campbell. 


9th. 

Charles Thomas. 


10th. 

A. H. Ladner. 


11th. 

John Furguson. 


12th. 

General G. M. Zulich. 


13th. 

Wm. F. Scheible. 


14th. 

John Fullerton. 


15th. 

John McCloskey. 


16th. 

C. W. Carrigan. 


17th. 

Thomas B. Worrell. 


18th. 

Henry Donohue. 


Adams —Wm. A. Duncan. 


Allegheny- 

-P. H. Winston, Edward J. Roberts, Wm. D. Moore, Jesse Sill 


Christian Feld. 


1st District, Pittsburgh—Daniel 0. Barr. 


2d District, Pittsburgh—Robert Liddell. 


Armstrong— 

Jno. W. Rohrer. 


Beaver, Butler and Washington —John Graebing, 

Samuel Marshall, 


Wm. Workman, 

Wm. Swann. 

Bedford and Fulton —Wm. Hartley. 


Berks —Cbas. 

A. Kline, Wm. B. Greisenmeir, E. Penn Smith. 

Blair- Wm. 

A. McGonigle. 


Bradford —Col. J. F. Means, John S. Madden. 



Bucks —George Ross, Chas. Willetts. 

Cambria — Wm. Linton. 

Cameron., Elk and Jefferson —C. V. Gillis. 
Carbon and Monroe —James Sweeney. 
Centre —C. D. Kellar. 

Chester —Robert E. Monaghan, Dr. Leech. 
Clarion and Forest —Wm. Abrams. 



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Clearfield —Hon. Wm. Bigler. 

Clinton, Lycoming and Sullivan —W. W. Eankin, H. H. Cummin. 
Columbia —Col, Jno. G. Freeze. 

Crawford— B. F. M’Laughlin, F. B. Guthrie. 

Cumberland—C has. E. M’Laughlin. 

Dauphin and Perry— H. C. Eaymond, J. K. Bowman, J. C. Barrett. 
Delaware—W. Cooper Talley. 

Erie —Geo. A. Allen. David Olin. 

Fayette —A. E. Wilson. 

Franklin —Aug. Duncan. 

Green— E. A. M’Connell. 

Huntingdon —Jno. S. Miller, 

Indiana —Hanibal K. Sloan. 

Juniata and Mifflin —John B. Fisher. 

Lancaster —C. J. Khodes, John I. McGonigle, Jas. Duffy. 

Lawrence —D. S. Morris. 

Lebanon —Jno. W. Harbeson. 

Lehigh— H. K. Hartzell, J. F. Eichard. 

Luzerne —Chas. L. Lamberton, Jno. Nealin, Geo. W. Search, Dr. Kressler. 
Mercer —Hon. Samuel Griffith. 

Montgomery —Chas. J. Earnest, Jno. Fritz. 

Northampton —Jeremiah S. Hess, Col. Glatz. 

Northumberland and Montour —J. Wood Brown, Thos. Chalfant, 

Pike and Wayne —Henry S. Mott. 

Potter and M’Kean —J. C. Backus. 

Schuylkill— Edward S. Marr, Wm. Mohen, Chas. H. Eahn. 

Snyder and Union —W. E. Smith. 

Somerset —A. H. Colfroth. 

Susquehanna and Wyoming —E. B. Hawley, C. V. Ham. 

Tioga —Walter Sherwood. 

Venango —Geo. E. Snowden. 

Warren —Capt. E. Taggert. 

Westmoreland-..C. F. Warden, Bales McCauley. 

York —P. L. Wicks, Dr. Bailey. 

Mr. Wallace—“Gentlemen of the Convention. I invoke to your delibera¬ 
tions the spirit of harmony, mutual deference and concession. Honest differ¬ 
ences of opinion will exist. In the performance of your duties in a true spirit, 
you will command success, and hurl from power the corrupt men that disgrace 
the State Administration, and defeat the radical ring nominations. The sym¬ 
bol of authority during the last five years has come to me, I might say without 
solicitation from the democracy of Pennsylvania. It now becomes my duty to 
return it to you with my thanks for your aid and co-operation. I am now 
ready to entertain a motion for Temporary Chairman 

Mr. Skinner, of Franklin, nominated E. B. Brown, of Clarion ; Mr. Bailey, 
of Allegheny, nominated Wm. Bigler, of Clearfield; Mr. Mooro, of Philadel¬ 
phia, nominated Wm. M. Eandell, of Schuylkill. 

Mr. Bigler—“I desire to say that I decline to be considered a candidate. I 
come here probably for the last time, to a convention of Democrats from my 
native place. I come here with my heart full of gratitude for what they have 
done heretofore. Eemembering how in great trial they have supported their 





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principles, I have the deepest solicitude for the future success of that party. 
Under all circumstances I would not be equal to the duties required of the Chair¬ 
man, and I therefore decline to be either temporary or permanent President.” 

Mr. Randall declined the office and thought the gentleman first named, lion. 
R. B. Brown, should be elected by acclamation. This motion was agreed to 
and Mr. Brown took the chair, and briefly addressed the Convention as 
follows: 

SPEECH OF MR. BROWN. 

Gentlemen of the Convention : I thank you for the honor you have 
conferred upon me of occupying the position of Temporary Chairman over 
this assembly of democrats, representing the democracy of the great State of 
Pennsylvania. Fellow democrats, we stand here under favorable circumstances. 
I am happy to see such a large representation, not only every district is repre¬ 
sented fully, but the people of the state are here, and the bone and sinew of the 
country are here to look upon our deliberations. I am happy to see such a 
feeling of harmony and spirit that we should have in order that we may gain 
wbat we have been and are striving for—success. In our meeting together 
in a social way before we assemble the good feeling shall still be the prevailing 
element throughout the deliberations of this Convention. 

“There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at its flood, leads on to 
fortune.” The ticket of the Republican party is loaded down with 
men who are condemned by the most reliable men of their own party. Fellow 
citizens, in democratic times we never had an executive, from the days of 
Shunk, Packer, or friend Bigler, to the present, who would take a pamphlet 
of the size of a monthly magazine to explain the corruptions of his own party. 

In the Legislative branch of the Government, in Democratic times, we never 
saw legislation controlled by corrupt rings, and powers granted to giant corpor¬ 
ations which will crush out the interest of this commonwealth. I hope that 
that the good old democratic times will again be restored. We have a large 
ticket to nominate, and I hope the spirit of harmony and unity will prevail, 
and that our whde action will be such that the people will endorse it at the 
polls. Thanking you again for the honor conferred, I ask for your kind con¬ 
sideration while I discharge my duties. 

Mr Monaghan moved that the rules of the House of Representatives of this 
state be adopted to govern the proceedings of this Convention. Agreed to. 

Mr. Lamberton, of Luzerne, offered the following resolution : 

Resolved , That a committee of thirty-three members be named by the delegates from 
each senatorial district, to report permanent officers to this convention, and that a simi¬ 
lar committee, similarly constituted, be appointed to draft resolutions, to which all reso¬ 
lutions shall be referred without debate or reading. 

Mr. Carrigan, of Philadelphia—I have no objection to the resolution, save 
to the last two words, and those words are “or reading.” How, sir, I think 
that this Convention cught to hear the resolutions. We will not know what 
resolutions are offered unless we hear them read. I move to amend by striking 
out the last two words, “or reading.” 

Mr. Lamberton, of Luzerne—I understand a resolution in exactly those 
words was offered in the last Democratic Convention of this State, for the pur¬ 
pose of facilitating the business. I have no doubt all gentlemen from all parts 
of the State are here with their views in writing. I know there are from my 
section. We have got more business connected with this Convention than any 





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other Convention that has ever assembled in this State. If we undertake to 
read all the resolutions of this Convention, we will not only he in session to¬ 
day, but to-morrow and next day. I am willing to trust the commit tee of dem- 
crats, selected from the senatorial districts, wnh any resolutions that may be 
offered from any part of the State. 

Mr. Carrigan—I agree with the gentleman entirely as to the abilities of the 
committee of twenty-three, but I say that it is due to the democrats assembled 
here in the Convention, that any resolution offered shall be read, in order to 
know what resolutions shall go before the committee. We are entitled to know 
what resolutions are offered in this Convention. This is the sole reason that I 
offered the amendment. 

Gen. Coffroth moved to strike out the portion relating to the reading of reso¬ 
lutions, and insert that all resolutions offered in this Convention upon the 
subject of the national platform, or in reference to the nomination of president 
or vice-president, be referred to the committee on resolutions at the clerk’s desk 
without debate. This amendment was accepted, and the resolution as amended 
read as follows ; 

Resolvedl, That a committee of thirty-three members be named by the delegates from 
each senatorial district, to report permanent officers to this convention, and that a sim 
lar-committee, similarly constituted be appointed to draft resolutions; to which all reso¬ 
lutions offered in this convention upon the subject of the national platform, or in refer¬ 
ence to the nomination of President or Vice-President shall be referred at the clerks 
desk, without debate. 

Which was agreed to. 

Mr. Coffroth offered the following resolution: 

Resolved, That the committee of thirty-three members be made by the delegates from 
each senatorial district to nominate and report fourteen delegates at large to the consti¬ 
tutional convention, and ten names for delegates to the national convention. 

Edward R. Worrell, of Philadelphia,—Mr. President. I trust that this 
motion will be decided in the negative. The selection of either of the classes 
named, involves sufficient responsibility. Each should be designated without 
regard to the other, and solely with a view to the choice of representative 
Democrats of the greatest capability. To impose upon one committee the 
indication of both sets of delegates would, I fear, embarrass the members in the 
discharge of their important duties. 

The defeat of one gentleman for either of the positions, and his defeat alone, 
might lead to his selection for the other. 

Concessions and compromises would of necessity be made, bringing gentle¬ 
men before the Convention, named for positions with which their names had 
not been theretofore associated. 

I express my desire, Mr. President, that no committee to be appointed may 
be charged with more than one duty. 

Mr. Brundage, of Luzerne, moved that the resolution be postponed until 
after the permanent organization of this Convention, and after the nominations 
have been made for Governor, Auditor General and Supreme Judge. 

Mr. Coffroth—I have no objection to the postponement of this resolution, 
but I think that the committee ought to be appointed now, so that they may se¬ 
lect their representatives, and then, after the nominations have been made, 
they may report the fourteen delegates. 




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Mr. Moore, of Allegheny—I believe, sir, that this Convention, without re¬ 
gard for local questions, ought to be allowed to exercise its judgment in select¬ 
ing for that position the very best men in this party I de.-ire, Mr. Chairman, 
to have the liberty, not of nominating a man in my own locality, but anywhere 
in Pennsylvania, who can best do the work which this time and this hour most 
requires us to do wisely. I am not ready to surrender to any parties, but select 
from any quarter, and you have the liberty to nominate on the floor in this 
Convention the men that in my judgment will furnish the best contrast to the 
men that are opposed to us for that office. 

C. D. Emery, of Lycoming—Let this question be postponed until the Con¬ 
vention is permanently organized. 

Mr. Brawley, of Crawford moved to postpone until after the permanent or¬ 
ganization alone. 

Mr. Worrel, said the motion to postpone was not debatable. 

The motion to postpone until after permanent organization was agreed to. 

Mr. Carrigan moved that the Convention proceed to select committees on 
organization and resolutions, which was agreed to, when the following were 
appointed : 

COMMITTEE OH ORGANIZATION. 


District. 

1. Wm. McMullen. 

2. C. D. Maurey. 

3. John Fullerton. 

4. W. B. Scheible. 

5. A. Bunting. 

6. John Y. Fritz. 

7. Charles Miller. 

8. Charles A. Klein, 

9. W. A. Morton. 

10. Frank Rahn. 

11. James Sweeny. 


District. 

12. H. C. Way-man. 

13. J. L Coolbaugh, J. F. 

Cressler. 

14. T. J. Ham. 

15. J. G. Freize. 

16. A. H. Boynton. 

17. J. Woods Brown. 

18- Phillip Collins. 

19. Aug. Duncan. 

20. W. D. Bailey. 

21. George B. Iverper. 


District. 

22. John S. Miller. 

23. Joseph S. Lare, Jesse 

Sill Robert Liddell. 

24. B. McCauley. 

25. C. F. Warden. 

26. Dr. A. Patton. 

27. J. W. Rohrer. 

28 D. S. Morris. 

29. L. F. McLaughlin. 

30. W. W. Lyle. 


COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 


District. 

1. Ed. Carree. 

2. John Hamilton, 

3. T. A. Sloan. 

4. E. R. Worrell 

5. R. E. Monaghan. 

6. Charles Earnest. 

7. George Ross. 

8. W. B. Griesemer. 

9. Jno. T. McGonigle. 

10. W. A, Marr. 

11. H K. Hartzell. 

Mr. Daniel O. Barr, of 


District. 

12. J. W. Harbeson. 

13. B. R. Brundage, C. L. 

Lamberton. 

14. E. B. Hawley. 

15. Thomas Chalfant. 

16. J. C. Backus. 

17. William Bigler. 

18. C. E. McLaughlin. 

19. W. A. Duncan. 

20. Wm. Hartley. 

21. C. D. Keller. 


District. 

22. J. H. Bailey. 

23. W. D. Moore, E. J. 

Roberts. 

24. B. McCauley. 

25. A. E. Willson. 

26. Wm B. Dunlap. 

27. Wm. Abrams. 

2S. Samuel Griffiths. 

29. F. B. Guthrie. 

30. R. Taggart. 


Allegheny, offered the following resolution 


Resolved , That when the convention adjourns, it adjourns to meet at three o’clock this 
afternoon, and that it then proceed with the nomination in the following order: 


1st. Governor. 

2d. Congressmen at large. 
3d. Judge Supreme Court. 
4th. Auditor General. 


5th. Delegates at large, National Con 
vention. 

6th. Electors at large. 


Mr. Brundage, of Northampton, moved to amend by striking out all except¬ 
ing the words, “Resolved,” and insert “that when this Convention adjourns it 
adjourns to meet at three o’clock this afternoon,” which was agreed to. 










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Mr. Moore, of Philadelphia, offered the following resolution : 

Resolv'd. That a committee consisting of one member from each senatorial district be 
appointed on credentials. 

Mr. Bunting, of Delaware, moved to amend, that the Committee consist of 
seven. 

Mr. Sloan, of Philadelphia, moved to further amend by substituting five as 
the number of the committee to be appointed by the chair, which was agreed to 

The Chairman, R. B. Brown, of Clarion, then appointed 


TIMOTHY A. SLOAN, of Philadel¬ 
phia. 

DANIEL O. BARR, of Allegheny. 


GEO. W. SKINNER, of Franklin. 
THOS. CHALFANT, of Montour. 
GEO. W. SEARCH, of Luzerne. 


Mr. Coffroth, of Somerset, moved that the number of delegates to the Na¬ 
tional Convention be eight, with two provisional delegates, which was agreed 
to. 

On motion, adjourned until three o’clock P. M. 


AFTERNOON SESSION. 

The Convention was called to order at three o’clock. 

Mr. Barr, of Allegheny, secretary of the Committee on contested seats, re¬ 
ported that the Commiitee had unanimously agreed to recommend Hannibal 
Sloan, of Indiana, and John Miller, ot Chester, as the delegates entitled to 
seats from those districts. 

The report was agreed to. 

PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. 

The Committee on Permanent Organization made the following report. 


President —HON. HEISTER CLYMER. 

VICE PRESIDENTS. 

District. District. 


District. 

1. Edward Dougherty. 

2. Charles Thomas. 

3. A. H. Ladner. 

4. John H. Chadwick. 

5. Stewart Leech. 

6. Charles Earnest. 

7. C. Glantz. 

8. E. Penn Smith. 

9. James Duffy. 

10. .Tames Mahan. 

11. R. A. Packer. 


Jno. C. Barr. 

H. H. Cummin, 
Herman Ivretz, 
W Hays Greer. 
Jno. O’Connor, 
G. VV. Waddell, 


12. Wm. B. Kreider. 

13. Henry S. Mott. 

14. Wm M. Pyatt. 

15. H. H. Cummin. 

16. Walter Sherwood. 

17 W. E. Smith. 

18. Wm. Linton. 

19. Geo. W. Skinner. 

20. P. L. Wicks. 

21. Wm. A. McGonigle. 

22. Dr. A. J. Fisher, 

SECRETARIES. 

N. P. Furey, 

C. W. Carrigsn, 

James McColgan, 

J. W. Bowman, 

D. W. Maratta, 

H. M. Stewart, 


23. P. H. Stevenson, Christ 
Feld, John H. Bailey. 

24. Wm. Maher. 

25. A. E. Wilson. 

26. W. B. Dunlap. 

27. Grier C. Orr. 

23. B. Magoffin. 

29. J. B. Brawley. 

30. David Olin. 


J. R. Snowden, 

E. J. Roberts, 

W. C Plumm, 

F. A. Davitt, 

J. Howard Beach. 


The temporary Sergeants-at-Arms were retained. 

On motion of Mr. Emery, of Lycoming, a committee of two was appointed 
to inform Mr. Clymer of his election, and escort him to the chair. 









The Chair appointed Messrs. Randall, of Schuylkill, and Collins, of Cambria, 
as such committee. 

SPEECH OF HOY. HEISTER CLYMER. 

Hon. Heister Clymer, on being introduced to the Convention, said : 

Gentlemen of the Convention : I am profoundly grateful for this, as you 
will bear me witness, unsolicited, honor. It adds another to the many debts 
of gratitude due by me to the Democracy of Pennsylvania. And did I not 
know that through me it is an honor intended to be conferred upon the county 
of Berks, unconquered and unconquerable, I should despair of my ability to 
repay the obligation. 

This is a solemn hour. From every part of the Keystone State, from along 
her rivers, which flow to the Gulf; from the northern border to the southern 
line, good men have gathered here, in this Mecca of our faith, in this citadel 
of our strength, to consult together for the deliverance of the land. 

For twelve long, dreary, bitter years the people have suffered worse than an 
Egyptian bondage. Good men, here—elsewhere—everywhere in the whole 
land, are consulting together how there may be a deliverance from the gripe 
of military power, from oppression and wrong, and from the general suffering 
which, heretofore, we have endured with patience; because we have not lost 
faith that through the Democracy, aided by good men, there may yet be peace¬ 
ful deliverance. 

We are about to make this appeal to the whole people of our State and of 
our country. I will not say how this appeal is to be made; I will .not 
presume to indicate to the members of the Convention what they shall do. 
I shall only ask that your proceedings shall be conducted in the interest of the 
right, and they will and must bear abundant fruit. I have nothing to say to 
you with reference to individuals—no suggestion to make as to who should be 
the candidate for the high position of Governor. It is my great pleasure to 
know well each of the gentleman mentioned in connection with that nomina¬ 
tion, and your choice can fall on no one who will not be immeasurably the su¬ 
perior of his opponent. 

You are about to enter upon your deliberations, and you will permit me 
reverently and humbly to implore for them the blessing of Him, without whose 
guidance the labor of men are in vain. I have but to add that, in advance, I 
beg pardon for errors which I may make, trusting that you will believe they 
are of the head, and not of the heart. 

I am done, and am prepared to entertain any motion which gentlemen of the 
Convention may offer.” 

The Secretary will first call the list of delegates in alphabetical order. 

The roll was called by the Secretary. 

Mr. Brawley, of Crawford, offered the following resolution: 

Resolved , That a committee of thirty-three be appointed, one from each Senatorial District, to 
report the names of 14 persons at large, as delegates to the Constitutional Convention, and 10 per¬ 
sons as delegates to the Democratic National Convention. 

Mr. Lamberton raised the point of order, that this was the same resolution 
offered in the morning session, by the gentleman from Somerset. Mr. Coffioth, 
and now on the table, having been postponed until after the nominations. 

The Chair ruled the point of order not well taken. 



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Mr. Coffroth.—The resolution is almost identical with the one offered by 
myself at the morning session, and which was postponed on the suggestion of 
the very gentleman, if I mistake not, who now offers this. However, as this 
committee is an important one, and has a very serious duty to perform, I am 
in favor of appointing it immediately, that they may have an opportunity to 
meet early, de iberate calmly, report wisely, and be sustained unanimously. 

Mr. Lamberton called for a division of the iesolution. He was not in favor 
of a committee choosing the delegates to the National Convention. That 
power should be exercised by the Convention itself. 

The consideration of the second portion of the resolution was, on motion, 
postponed indefinitely, and that part of the resolution in reference to the Com¬ 
mittee of thirty-three, on Constitutional Convention, was adopted. 


COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION. 


The Chairman announced the names of the Committee of thirty-three to re¬ 
port names of 14 delegates to the Constitutional Convention, as follows: 


District. 

1. Ed. Dugherty. 

2. Frank Moore. 

3. George M. Young. 

4. George W. Carrigan. 

5. John Miller. 

6. H. M. Stewart. 

7. W. W. Hutter. 

8. E. Penn Smith. 

9. Charles J. Rhoads. 

10. Wm. M. Randall. 

11. Robert A. Packer. 


District. 

12. J. R. Bowman. 

13. C. L. Lamberton. 

14. J. R. Means. 

15. E. D. Emery. 

16. Walter Sherwood. 

17. J. R. Dunbar. 

18. W. W. Rankin. 

19. A. Duncan. 

20. P. L. Wicks. 

21. A. H. Coffroth. 

22. John B. Selheimer. 


District. 

23. D O. Barr. Philip Ste¬ 
venson, F. H. Hutchin¬ 
son. 

24. H. Sloan. 

25. W. A. McConnell. 

26. W. B. Dunlap. 

27. R. B. Brown. 

28. George R. Snowden. 

29. J. B. Brawley. 

30. David Olin. 


Mr. Carrigan desired to ask of the Chairman of the Committee on Resolu¬ 
tions, what progress they were making in their duties. 

Gov. Bigler, Chairman, said that the Committee were not ready to report. 
The Committee would hardly be ready to report before to-morrow morning. 

Mr. Randall—I move we now proceed to nominate candidates for Governor. 
Agreed to. 


Mr. Bailey, (of Allegheny) nominated Geo. W. Cass, of Allegheny. 
Mr. Piatt nominated Chas. R. Buckalew, of Columbia. 

Mr. Josephs nominated Daniel M. Fox. of Philadelphia. 

Mr. Donahoe nominated John S. Morton, of Philadelphia. 

Mr. Worrell nominated Jno. R. Reading, of Philadelphia. 

Mr. Moore (of Philadelphia) nominated Amos C. Noyes, of Clinton. 
Mr. Brundage nominated Hendrick B. Wright, of Luzerne. 

Mr. Morris nominated Wm. McClelland, of Lawrence. 

Mr. Snowden nominated A. B. McCalmont, of Venango. 

Mr. Fritz nominated E. L. Acker, of Montgomery. 

Mr. Coffroth nominated Wm. P. Schell, of Bedford. 

Mr. Griffith nominated Michael C. Trout, of Mercer. 

Mr. Carrigan nominated Heister Clymer, of Berks. 


The nomination of Mr. Clymer, the Chairman, was received with vociferous 
applause. 

Mr. Clymer remarked. I am not insensible to the kindness of my friend 
from Philadelphia, but he knows me too well to think that our friendship 
would permit me to do anything that would jeopardize our victory. I am at 
the service of the Democrats of this State, (rather as private,) I am ready and 







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willing to serve, and to follow its marches, firmly believing and earnestly 
praying for a great and glori< us victory. You will allow me to decide the mo¬ 
tion nominating me to be out of order. Let this convention nominate a man 
who will lead us on to victory. 

Mr. Carrigan remarked that Mr. Clymer made the very best argument why 
he should be nominated. 

The nominations then closed, and at 4 o’clock the balloting was commenced. 
Before proceeding with the first ballot, the names of Hon. E. L. Acker and 
John B. Beading were withdrawn. 


BALLOTING.—FIRST BALLOT. 

Necessary to a choice, 67. 



. 47 

Daniel M. Fox. 

. 8 

Charles R. Buckalew. 

. 23 

. 13 

Hendricks B Wright. 

Wm. P. Schell. 

. 8 

. 6 


... 12 

Jno. S. Morton. 

. 3 

A. B. McCalmont. 

Total .. 

. 10 

Michael C. Trout.... 



SECOND 

BALLOT. 



. 54 

A B. McCalmont. 

. 11 

Chas. R. Buckalew . 


Hendricks B. Wright. 

. 10 


.. 1(5 

Wm. P. Schell. 

. 3 

William McClelland. 


M. C. Trout. 

. 1 

Total. 





Geo. W. Cass. 

Chas. K. Buckalew.. 

Amos C. Noyes. 

William McClelland, 

Total. 


THIRD 

BALLOT. 

.. 58 

A. B. McCalmont . 

.. 32 

Hendricks B. Wright. 

... 14 

William P. Schell. 


Michael C. Trout. 


Geo. W. Cass. 

Chas. R. Buckalew... 

Amos C. Noyes. 

William McClelland 
Total. 


FOURTH BALLOT. 


56 

35 

14 

14 


Hendricks B. Wright .. 

A. B. McCalmout. 

Michael C. Trout. 


Geo. W. Cass. 

Chas. R. Buckalew 
Amos C. Noyes. 


FIFTH BALLOT. 


55 

39 

15 


A. B, McCalmont. 

William McClelland. 
Hendricks B. Wright 


9 
7 
2 
1 \ 

,133 


7 

5 

2 

133 


9 

8 

7 


Total 


Geo. W. Cass.. 

Chas R. Buckalew 
Amos C. Noyes. 

Total. 


SIXTH BALLOT. 


54 

42 

13 


William McClelland.. 
Hendricks B. Wright, 
A. B. McCalmont. 


Chas. R. Buckalew 

Geo. W. Cass. 

Amos C. Noyes. 

Total. 


SEVENTH BALLOT. 


60 

45 

17 


William McClelland ... 

A. B. McCalmont. 

Hendricks B. Wright 


133 


14 

7 

3 

133 


5 

4 

, 2 
133 






































































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BUCKALEW NOMINATED. 

Before the anouncement of the result of the seventh ballot Ex-Gov. Bigler 
and a number of others who had voted for other candidates changed their 
votes for C. R. Buckalew, when deafening cheers and applause ensued. The 
result of the seventh ballot, as corrected, was then announced by the Chair- 
no an, as follows: 

SEVENTH BALLOT (AS CORRECTED BY CHANGE OF VOTES.) 

Chas. R. Buckalew. 74 I William McClelland. 5 

Geo. W. Cass. 39 i Hendricks B. Wright . 1 

Amos C. Noyes. 11 A. B McCalmont. 2 

C. W. Carrigan then moved to make the nomination unanimous, with nine 
cheers. 

THE NOMINATION MADE UNANIMOUS. 

Mr. Lare, of Allegheny, seconded the motion, and said, .that while the friends 
of Gen. Cass had used all honorable means to secure his nomination and failed, 
he knew that he could pledge the honest and earnest support of the Democracy 
of Allegheny, and hoped that Mr. Buckalew would receive the hearty support 
of all sections of the State. 

These remarks increased the enthusiasm, and nine more cheers were given 

A committee of five was appointed by the Chair t wait on Mr. Buckalew, 
inform him of his nomination, and conduct him into the Convention, as fol¬ 
lows: W. M. Randall, Schuylkill; C. J. Rhoads, Lancaster; R. B. Brown, 
Clarion; Joseph S. Lare, Allegheny; H. H. Cummin, Lycoming. 

Supreme Judge—Thompson nominated. 

Mr. Chalfant, of Montour, moved that Hen. James Thompson be nominated 
Judge of the Supreme Court by acclamation, which was carried amidst great 
applause. 

The Convention then adjourned until Friday morning at 10 o’clock. 

The Committee to wait upon Mr. Buckalew had not returned when the 
Convention rose. 


Friday Morning Session, May 31, 1872. 

The Convention met at 10 o’clock. Several substitutions of delegates were 
made, after which the entire list was called over. 

SPEECH OF HON. CHARLES R. BUCKALEW. 

Hon. Charles R. Buckalew, the nominee for Governor, was introduced by 
Mr. Clymer, and greeted with loud cheers. He spoke as follows: 

Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention: 

I appear this morning in your presence, in pursuance of the request of the 
committee which waited upon me, to tender to you, and through you, I hope, 
to a majority of the peop e of this S'ate, my sincere, heartfelt, earnest thanks 
for the great honor which has been done n e in nominating me as the Demo¬ 
cratic candidate for Governor of this Commonwealth. (Cheers.) 

This nomination, so tendered, was not solicited by me. It came, if I under¬ 
stand the facts correctly, as the legitimate, healthy outgrowih of public opin¬ 
ion in this State. Not so much because of any general conviction of pre-emi¬ 
nent ability in the individual who has been selected, not because of any shining 
or distinguished character which has been established by him, but becau 















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the people of this commonwealth,having had an opportunity for nearly a quar¬ 
ter of a century of observing my course and conduct in public position, they 
have attained to the belief, that whatever may be said of your candidate, he 
is neither to be seduced nor intimidated in the performance of public duty— 
and that, judging by the past it is likely in the future, when the interests of a 
class or of a clique are upon the one hand and the interests of the people upon 
the other, he will stand firmly with that great mass of humanity from which 
he sprang, and with which he sympathizes in every fibre of his being. (Re¬ 
newed applausb.) 

Gentlemen, this action taken by you—I speak now impersonally—this action 
taken by you will be sanctioned and ratified. Prompted by no low aims, by 
no mere personal objects, but by patriotic motives, with honest convictions, we 
go forward into the contest assured that its result will be triumph. (Cheers.) 
And what do we desire? Not merely that certain men representing us shall 
hold public office, not that the mere qualifications of party passions shall come 
to us ; but that this government of ours shall be honest and pure,—fair—and 
equal in its action with regard to all our people; and, above all, at this junct¬ 
ure, that those reforms which are necessary in the government of our State, as 
well as in the government of the United States, shall be secured to the people 
by all the agencies appropriate and adequate to their attainment. (Applause.) 

The people of this State have determined that a Constitutional Convention, 
fairly selected and representing all the people of the State, shall be convened 
the present year, and that so far as it is necessary to meet the exigencies of the 
times by fundamental changes, these shall be secured. But we know that some¬ 
thing more than this is necessary, that constitutional provisions must be general 
and vague in character, at least to a certain extent, and that for the application 
and enforcement of sound principles of government, ^e must have trustworthy 
men in public office 

An old political motto, and a favorite one, which you have often heard, is 
this, “Principles, not men.” I believe the Latin equivalent for this expres¬ 
sion was placed by Mr. Madison upon his carriage, so that he should be con¬ 
stantly reminded of the truth which was supposed to be contained in it. Well 
now, gentlemen, I think, under the experience we have had in recent times, we 
would amend this motto. We would now say, “ Principles, and men to support 
them,” (Applause.) Look to your governments in the States, look to your 
government at Washington, and is it not manifest that although good princi¬ 
ples are written in your fundamental law, although the people are everywhere 
desirous that they should be applied, yet there is a failure, because the agents 
for their application are unfaithful or incompetent! 

Be it now our mission in this year of initial reform, 1872, be it our mission 
to go forward in the selection of men who will apply American principles in 
American government. [Great cheering.] 

Gentlemen, my ideas of the Governor of the Commonwealth are, I suppose, 
somewhat peculiar. My idea is that he is a magistrate, as he is called ; that in 
his high, his important office—I mean in the actual discharge of his duties— 
he is not to know that a party has elected him. (Tremendous applause.) He 
is to be the magistrate of the entire people of the Commonwealth. He is not 
to let loose a criminal from your penitentiaries because political favorites de¬ 
mand his release. (More applause.) Nor is he in any manner to prostitute 




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those powers, which were created for the cornrnon Advantage, to the purposeg 
or interests of any limited number or of a few. Gentlemen, I believe there is 
a disposition at this time in our commonwealth to get a little beyond and outside 
that circle of intense party passion, which raged over this country during the 
war, arid during the first years after the conclusion of the war. Our people are 
beginning to understand that there are many matters, and those of the greatest 
significance, upon which gentlemen of intelligence and liberal opinion can hardly 
unite, to subserve and promote those purposes for which political society was 
organized. 

Here are questions relating to the harmony of the different parts of the 
Union, ordinarily expressed by general amnesty and oblivion of the past. 
Here are questions of finance and taxation, in which there are common inters 
ests, and upon which parties are not sharply divided, and many others now in 
view. I shall not ocaupy you long upon these points, nor upon any. (Cries 
of “Go on,” and applause.) 

Now, in view to the general disposition to have reform introduced into our 
state and national government, we are entitled, when we set up candidates for 
whom, around whom public confidence can gather, we are entitled to appeal 
to men of all parties and shades of opinion to go with us, and to establish a 
new departure, which shall be one of purity, energy, faithfulness, integrity, 
and justice in government. (Great cheering.) It is a source of deep satisfac¬ 
tion to me to know that at the end of this amicable controversy upon the ques¬ 
tion of selecting a candidate for Governor, that the utmost good feeling pre¬ 
vails, and that the gentlemen who were named or proposed for nomination for 
this office, and their friends, are now cordially united and acquiescent in the 
result which the Convention has reached. Each of these candidates for nom¬ 
ination are known to the people of this State as men of high character and 
merit. I speak of them kindly, not from motives of policy, but sincerely and 
truly. I respect them—I respect their friends who stood by them and presented 
their names for consideration in this Convention ; and now what I desire to 
say is that each of them and their friends, the result having been reached, 
will stand by me in this contest, upholding my weak, feeble hands, and like a 
band of brothers joined, weshall proceed forward to victory. (Wild applause.) 

Allow me one additional remark in this connection. There has been too 
much disposition in our great Commonwealth among public men to push per¬ 
sonal rivalry a little too far—a little beyond the limit of what was becoming 
and expedient. The result has been that our State has been comparatively 
dwarfed in this great Union of ours. Other States have been more potential 
in the Federal government, and have bad more influence upon its action. New 
York, Virginia and other States, although no more patriotic, no more deserv¬ 
ing, have had a little more eminence and distinction in this Federal Union 
than our noble and magnificent State. It has been our own fault, and the rem¬ 
edy is in our own hand. Let gentlemen in our State who have been fav¬ 
ored with public approval, who are placed in public station, let them cultivate 
magnanimity and good will with each other, and when any ability rises in our 
State let us cherish it and encourage it. When a man appears to rise a little 
above the ordinary level, and bids fair to attain public distinction, instead of 
pulling him down let us support him and bid him God speed. (Great applause.) 
Let us have a State spirit and a State pride, and cultivate our own men, and 
thus assist directly and indirectly to give to our State that position which be¬ 
longs to her in this American Union. 







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\ 

I hail the proceedings ahd the results of this Convention, and the spirit 
which now animates all the gentlemen concerned in it, as an omen of good for 
the future in this respect, that we will cherish and cultivate that spirit of har¬ 
mony and good will among our representative men which will promote the in¬ 
terests, influence and character of the fetate. 

Gentlemen, I know most of you are anxious to conclude your duties here 
and return to your homes. It was not my intention, in appearing before you* 
to make an elaborate or prolonged address. During the course of the canvass 
opportunities will be afforded me of meeting my fellow citizens in different 
parts of the State under circumstances more auspicious and convenient for the 
discussion of public matters. I shall endeavor to perform my duty in this 
canvass, and in conclusion, all I have to say to you is, that you also shall per¬ 
form yours. (Prolonged applause.) 

"When the cheering had subsided, Mr. Clymer said: 

May a kind Providence guard and keep him I May the good people sustain 
and support him ! And may honest men evervwhere and of every political 
creed rejoice that the hour has struck when in him, by him, and through him 
imbecility and corruption are to be banished from the executive and legislative 
departments of this Commonwealth. (Cheers.) 

AUDITOR GENERAL. 

Mr. Coflfroth moved that the Convention proceed with the nominations for 
Auditor General, which was agreed to and the following nominations were 
made. 

Mr. Bailey (of Allegheny) nominated General W. W. H. Davis, of Berks. 

Mr. Bailey (of York' nominated Col. Levi Maish of York. 

Mr. Eulich nominated Gen. Wm. McCandless, of Philadelphia. 

Mr. Ham nominated F. M. Crane, of Wayne. 

Mr. Skinner nominated Wm. Hartley, of Bedford. 

Mr. Cummin nominated Jno Lavvshe, of Clearfield. 

Mr. Patton nominated Justice F. Temple, of Green. 

Mr, Sloan (of Philadelphia) nominated B. L. Temple, of Philadelphia. 

Mr. Worrell nominated W. Baird, of Philadelphia. 

There being no further nominations for Auditor General, the Chairman 
ordered the Clerks to proceed with the call. 




FIRST BALLOT. 



William Hartley.. 



Wm. McCandless. 


... 8 

W. W. H Davis . 



Levi Maish. 


.. 7 

Temple, of Philadelphia.... 


. 15 

Jno. Lawshe. 


... G 

Temple, of Green. 


. 14 

William Baird. 


... 1 

F. M. Crane. 


. 12 






SECOND 

BALLOT. 



William Hartley. 


. 79 

F. M. Crane. 



W. W. H. Davis . 


. 29 

Temple, of Green. 


... 9 

William McCandless. 


. 8 



_ 


Total.133 


William Hartley, of Bedford, having received a majority of all the votes 
cast, was declared the nominee for Auditor General. 

Mr. Hartley was introduced to the Convention, and spoke as follows : 

Gentlemen of the Convention and fellow citizens, I have no language to ex¬ 
press to you the feelings of my heart for the honor you have conferred upon 
me, knowing that as a politician, as a party man, it is entirely unmerited, and 























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though I have lived forty years, I have never held an office of trust or emolu¬ 
ment. No matter what sins I may be guilty of I do not think that I have 
thought more highly of myself than I should have though , and it is a great 
gratification to me to-day to know that my friends and neighbors have 
thought better of me than I have myself. 1 stand before you without any 
prepared speech. I expected merely, after my name was used in connection 
with this office, a complimentary vote. A few weeks ago I never dreamed of 
being presented to the people of Pennsylvania by this Convention for so hon¬ 
orable a position. As you have seen fit, in your wisdom or folly, to place me 
before the people of the State, I will endeavor, with the help of G-ud, to pursue 
the same course of life, guided by the same rules that I have ever been guided 
and I will cause you no shame. I hope to become better acquainted with you, 
and if the people of this great Commonwealth see fit to make me the guardian 
of their treasury, I will endeavor to figure up the accounts by the old rules 
that were taught me in the old school arithmetics. I have never been in the 
Pennsylvania Legislature. I have endeavored to attend to my own business 
I do not not mean to cast any reflections upon the members of the legislature 
who have followed the course of right and honesty. I want you to understand 
that I come fresh from the people. My speech is over. I thank you. 

Mr. Worrell moved that the Convention proceed to nominations of three 
candidates for Congressmen at Large. The nominations were as follows. 

Mr. .Josephs nominated Richard Vaux, of Philadelphia. 

Mr. Lare nominated James H. Hopkins of Allegheny. 

Mr. Allen nominated Seldin Marvin, of Erie. 

Mr. Millar nominated Robert L. Johnson, of Cambria. 

Mr. Monaghan nominated Jno. H. Brinton, of Chester. 

Mr. Emery nominated Geo. W. Skinner, of Franklin. 

Mr. Lamberton nominated Hendricks B. Wright, of Luzerne. 

Mr. Beltzhoover nominated C. E. McLaughlin, of Cumberland. 


FIRST BALLOT, 

Necessary to a choice, 67. 


Richard Vaux. 81 

James H. Hopkins. 81 

Seldin Marvin . 61 

Hendricks B. Wright. 60 


Geo. W. Skinner. 38 

Robert L. Johnson... 35 

Jno. H. Brinton. 23 

C. E. McLaughlin.1 


James H. Hopkins and Richard Vaux having received a majority of all 
the votes cast, were declared the nominees of the Convention, for two of the 
candidates for Congressmen at Large. 


SECOND BALLOT. 


Hendricks B. Wright.. 72 Robert L. Johnson. 12 

Seldin Marvin. 35 Geo. W. Skinner. 12 

Hendricks B. Wright having received a majority of all the votes cast was 
declared the third nominee for Congressman at large. On motion of Capt. 
Skinner ihe nominations were made unanimous. 

Col. Wright and Mr. Hopkins were introduced and made a few remarks, 
thanking the Convention for the honor conferred. 


SPEECH OF MR. HOPKINS. 

Gentlemen of the Convention: 

For the honor you have done me I offer my sincere and grateful acknowl¬ 
edgments. This nomination is more than a mere personal compliment. It is 
a recognition of a preference expressed by the late Convention of the Labor 





















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Reform party; and is one step towards uniting that party with ours, which has 
always been the workingman’s best and truest friend. 

I recognize in this nomination also, a tribute to the younger Democracy of 
the State, which they will not fail to appreciate. A faith that is born and 
grows strong through persecution, disaster and disappointment, is of the pure, 
unselfish and enduring type. Young men who, during the past twelve years, 
have assumed the duty and honor of citizenship, and have arrayed themselves 
under the Democratic banner, have shown a disregard for the allurements of 
power and a fidelity to principle, which is a guarantee of their steadfastness in 
the future. For the consideration you have shown them, through me, I dare to 
pledge them to renewed zeal; to united, bold, manly, vigorous and untiring 
effort during this campaign. With the impetuous valor and inspiring hope¬ 
fulness which belong to the young, when struggling for the right, they will 
rush into this contest, and in the thickest of the fray their banners will be seen, 
and their strong blows will be felt. 

Speaking thus for the young Democracy, I mean no disparagement to the 
honored and venerated men whose patriotism and wisdom, and fealty to prin¬ 
ciple, have been the pillars of strength and beauty upholding the Democratic 
party through many a storm and tempest. Noble, brave old men ! we delight 
to honor you! The young Democracy will gather inspiration from your ex¬ 
ample, and will go into the contest with an enthusiasm that will be irrepressible 
and irresistible. 

With us this is to be no defensive struggle. Too often we have retreated be¬ 
hind barricades, and permitted ourselves to be beleaguered and defeated. But 
that day is past. A bolder policy is demanded by every consideration of patri¬ 
otism. We must attack the enemy with vigor, drive in its skirmish line of 
party pensioners, double its wings of government contractors and subsidy seek¬ 
ers, break its massed centre of office holders, mount its breastworks, storm its 
citadel, drive out corruption and imbecility, and re-inaugurate purity, prosper¬ 
ity and peace. 

Everywhere the signs are hopeful, for the people are aroused. Knowing 
that there is a just God, who will sooner or later scourge iniquity; and relying 
upon the assurauce of sacred writ, that “a house divided against itself cannot 
stand,” we hail the speedy overthrow of ihe party that has fostered corruption 
and profligacy by shielding the bolder criminals, and by smiling upon the more 
insiduous and dangerous type, which perverts the power of a great office to re¬ 
ward the donors of costly presents, and treats the nation’s patronage as a family 
heritage. 

The issues involved in this campaign are simple and easily understood. Shall 
the honest industry of the toiling masses receive adequate protection? Shall 
the overtaxed people be relieved by making the burden uniform, by wisdom 
in contre lling the finances, and by economy and honesty in all departments of 
government? Shall military power lie dormant before the calm and peaceful 
majesty of the law ; or shall its armed heel trample upon prostrate justice? 
Shall the misrule of carpet-baggers give way to local self-goverment? Shall 
the scars of the late war be healed, and its animcsities be forever buried? 
Shall the public dominion cease to be a stake for which corporations may bribe 
and gamble? Shall we have reform in the Civil Service, earnest, honest and 
thorough reform ; not that delusive, hypocritical cant about reform which 
“ keeps the word of promise to the ear, but breaks it to the hope.” 



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The platform of principles you have this day proclaimed, and the chief stand¬ 
ard bearer you have chosen are a token of victory, and a pledge of its joyful 
results. 'We will have no mope speculating with the public funds; no Yerkes 
to divide the ill-gotten profits of stock-gambling; no Evans to swindle the 
State, and lend the plundered money upon due-bills; no legislative snakes, 
whose coils may crush the life out of any of our great interests, whether of oil* 
or iron or coal. 

I congratulate you upon the choice of an eminent statesman, an accomplished 
gentleman, upright in all his public and private career, with a stainless repu¬ 
tation, and a character for integrity which is impregnable against all the powers 
of corruption. We have one whom we may follow with pride and confidence. 

But I must not further interrupt your deliberations. Opportunities will be 
offered to meet you and discuss the public questions before you, and with our 
opponents, if they choose. Finish the business you have so well begun, and 
go home and labor until its indorsement by the people is triumphantly pro¬ 
claimed. 

The Convention adjourned shortly after 1 o’clock, until 2 P. M. 


AFTERNOON SESSION. 


The Convention was called to order by the President at 2 o’clock. 

The following report of the committee to appoint fourteen members to Con 
stituticnal Convention was made and adopted. 


1. G. W. Woodward, Philadelphia. 

2. J. S. Black, York. 

3. Wm. Bigler, Clearfield. 

4. W. J. Baer, Somerset. 

5. W. H. Smith, Allegheny. 

6. F. B. Gowen, Philadelphia. 

7. John H. Campbell, Philadelphia. 


8. S. A. Beynolds, Lancaster. 

9. James Ellis, Schuylkill. 

10. S. C. T. Dodd, Yenango. 

11. George M. Dallas, Philadelphia. 

12. Robert A. Lamberton, Dauphin. 

13. A. A. Purman, Green. 

14. Wm. Li. Corbett, Clarion. 


Mr. Olin, of Erie, moved to substitute the name of Judge Marshall, of Erie, 
for F. B. Go wan, of Philadelphia. 


Mr. Olin said: 


Mr. Chairman—I make this motion because the county of Erie, and partic¬ 
ularly that section of the State, is entitled to one of the fourteen members at 
large to the Constitutional Convention. The selections as made by the Com¬ 
mittee do not meet with my approval, and are not distributed over the State 
as they should be. Philadelphia has the lion’s share, having four out of the 
fourteen to which we are entitled, and I think some consideration should be 
paid to the conceded ability of the north-west. 

I have another reason, sir, for the motion I have made. I understand Mr. 
Gowan is the president of a large monopoly called the Reading Rail Road 
Company, and for this reason I oppose his selection. The Democratic party 
is the party of the people, and should never lend its influence to the already 
gigantic power of corporations. It is dangerous not only in principle, but it 
jeopardizes our success. I hope my motion will be agreed to. 

Mr. Carrigan.--Mr. Chairman, I must first express my astonishment at the 
course which the gentleman from Erie has seen fit to pursue in thus attacking 
the report of a Committee of which he himself was a member, and which re¬ 
port he, with the other members, agreed should be the unanimous report of 
the committee. I cannot understand his ideas either of courtesy or honor, 





18 


when without notice to any of the Committee, and in violation of his agree¬ 
ment, he rises in his place here and now attempts to mutilate the work of his 
own hands. Having assisted by his vote to select Mr. G< wan, he would now 
supplant him with the gentleman of his choi< e, resident in Erie. 

® But, sir, he seems to have a special grudge against Philadelphia because she 
has four of the fiurtecn delegates named by the committee. For this tribute 
to the intelligence and worth of my native city, I return the profound thanks 
of my colleagues and myself. We did not seek, and cannot refuse so great an 
honor. But 1 suggest to the gentleman from Erie, that this attack on Phila¬ 
delphia c< mes with exceeding bad grace fr< m him when he knows that on that 
committee the four delegates fr< m Philadelphia sleadiW and solidly voted for 
the distinguished gentleman wh( m the member from Erie now desires this 
Convention to take in the place of Mr. Gowan. Philadelphia stood by Erie 
in that Committee, the generous return for our consideration is the illiberal 
motion now under discussion. 

Mr. Chairman, I would leave this matter at this point to the immediate de¬ 
cision of the Convention had the gentleman from Erie been content with the 
violation of his agreement, and the exhibition of his unseemly prejudice 
against Philadelphia. He has, however, chosen to go beyond the limits »f 
proper debate, and singles out the name of an honorable gentleman upon whom 
he animadverts in a most unwarrantable manner. Suppose Mr. Gowan is pres¬ 
ident of the Beading Rail Road Company, what has that to do with his selec¬ 
tion by this committee as a delegate at large to the Constitutional Convention? 
It neither particularly fits or unfits him for that honorable position, although 
I must say that his successful management of the business afiairs of a great 
corporati n, and the rapid developement, under his supervision, of (me of the 
great sources of our wealth, whereby thousands of our lellow men are made 
happy by well requited labcr, and our commonwealth becomes the boast and 
pride of all our citizens, would be a controlling influence with me, for his 
selection. It certainly could neither operate against the propriety of his 
selection, nor his usefulness in such a Convention. But, Sir, this was not the 
ground upon which Mr. Gowan was named for the responsible position. My 
colleagues on the Committee, and members thereof, from different portions of 
the state, who voted for him, as one of the clearest legal minds in the com¬ 
monwealth ; of large experience in regard to the workings of our fundamental 
jaw ; one whose business connections necessarily make him acquainted, not 
only with what we want that we have not now got, but what we can safely 
dispense with ; in a word, a man (who aside from lrs p< litical preferences, 
always Democratic,) w'ould bring to the position for which we have selected 
him, culture, legal ability, ripe experience, and an earnestness in the perform¬ 
ance of duty, so necessary in a convention where the rights and duties of all 
are to be protected and enforced. I hope this Convention will unanimously 
reject the proposition of the gentleman from Erie. 

Not agreed to. 

Mr. Warden, of Westmoreland, moved to substitute the name of Edgar 
Cowan for Campbell, of Philadelphia. Not agreed to. 

Under the call of the previous question the report was adopted. 

A motion was adopted that the Convention proceed to nominate delegates at 
large to the National Convention. 


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Mr. Brown, of Clarion, offered a resolution that Wm. A. Wallace, Geo. W. 
Cass, Samuel J. Randall and Philip Collins be nominated as Senatorial dele¬ 
gates by acclamation. Agreed to. 

* The Convention then proceeded to ballot for six Congressional delegates at 
Large to the National Convention. 


The following gentlemen were nominated: 


Samuel B. Wilson, of Beaver. 

O. VV. Carrigan, of Philadelphia. 
Jno. H. Brinton, of Philadelphia. 
B. M. Boyer, of Montgomery. 
Jno. Robins, of Philadelphia. 

S. E. Ancona, of Berks. 

W. E. Dougherty, of Dauphin. 

H. G. Smith of Lancaster. 
Richard Hummel, of Dauphin. 
Jas. E. Schell, of Philadelphia. 


L. A. Mackey, of Clinton. 

Robert A. Packer, of Carbon. 

Dr. A. C. Kamerly, of Philadelphia. 
W. M. Hutter, of Northampton. 

Jno. D. Styles, of Lehigh. 

S. G. King, of Philadelphia. 

M. N. Allen of Crawford. 

E. S. Golden, of Armstrong. 

Jno. B. Bratton, of Cumberland. 


The list was called with the following result 


Mackey. 76 

Smith. 74 

Carrigan..75 

Wilson. 66 

Brinton. 53 

Boyer . 56 


Robins. 

.18 

Kamei ly.. 

.17 

Bratten . 


Packer. 

.52 

Allen . 


Dougherty. 

.50 


Golden.40 

Hutter.37 

Aucona.36 

Stiles . 35 

Hummel. 8 

King. 7 


L. A. Mackey, of Clinton. Samuel Wilson, of Beaver. 

E. W. Carrigan, of Philadelphia. Henry G. Smith, of Lancaster. 

Having received a majority of all the votes cast, were declared elected. 

Mr. Brown, of Clarion, moved that Messrs. Boyer, of Montgomery, and 
Brinton, of Chester, were declared elected the remaining Congressional Del¬ 
egates at large. Agreed to. 

Mr. Bigler moved that Messrs. Edgar Cowan and G. W Skinner be elected 
Senatorial Electors at large, and Messrs. Marvin, Miller and Frye as Congress 
ional Electors at large. Agreed to, 


THE STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. 

Alderman McMullin moved that the Convention proceed to elect a Chairman 
of the State Central Committee. 

Mr. Worrell moved to amend by offering the following : 

That the chairman of this convention in connection with the candidates for 
Governor, Auditor General and Congressmen at large, shall select the chairman of the 
state central committee, and that the state central committee shall consist of thirty-three 
members, and that the delegates from each senatorial district shall elect one member of 
the state central committee. 

Which was agreed to. 

Hon. Wm. Bigler, chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, said, that 
after looking at the present condition of the part}’, and afier meditating last 
night, the committee came to the unanimous approval of the resslutions which 
I shall present to you. The following are the 

RESOLUTIONS: 

Resolved , That the Democratic party while in the future as in the past, firmly uphold¬ 
ing the Constitution of the United States as the foundation and limitation of the powers 
of the General Government, and the safe shield of the liberties of the people, demands for 
the citizens the largest freedom consistent with public order, and for every state the right 




























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of self-government; that to uphold the former and practice the latter the Democracy of 
Pennsylvania can find no better platform upon which to stand than the great leading 
principles enunciated in the inaugural address of President Jefferson and the farewell 
address of the immortal Jackson. Upon these two great State Papers we plant oursel¬ 
ves and enter the contest of 1872. 

Resolved, That, abused as the public confidence has been by a long period of official mis¬ 
management, waste and fraud, this Convention invites the co-operation of all citizens of 
the Commonwealth in the earnest effort which the great constituency it represents is 
about to make to remove from our state administration every taint of political corrup¬ 
tion. The interest of every Pennsylvanian is directly and vitally concerned in the eradi¬ 
cation of all unjust usuages and practices by which individual fortunes may be created 
at public cost; and the attempt to do this can be made certainly successful by the union 
of upright and fair-minded men of all parties, and by sustaining candidates of unques¬ 
tioned abilities and unspotted names. 

Resolved, That this Convention appeals to the people of Pennsylvania for the support 
of the candidate for Governor, whom it has placed in nomination, because his election 
will secure at once a correction of existing Avrongs, and the permanent future prosperity 
of the State. It askes for his support not because he has been nominated to subserve 
the views or promote the interests of any section or faction, but to meet the requirements 
of an urgent and common need; because he fully represents, and in his life and character 
fairly illustrates the true spirit and principles of popular government: because he has 
been an earnest, sincere and efficient opponent of the fraudulent practices and false doc¬ 
trine of the party that has held power through many long years of misrepresentation 
and misrule; because he stands pledged by the record of his Avhole life to administer his 
office, if elected, for the benefit, and only for the benefit, of the people, because he can be 
trusted to secure careful,economical and responsible control of the agents and officials 
and the Treasury of the Commonwealth; because he can be relied on to Avithstand un¬ 
founded and unjust demands to the prejudice of public rights, to oppose Avith vigor the en* 
croachments of poAverful corporations, and energetically resist the grant to aggregated 
capital of privileges AA-hich could be used to injure, hamper and impede the efforts of in¬ 
dividuals in the various enterprises and fields of labor Avhich the State affords, and be¬ 
cause his action in the past is proof that his official influence Avill be used hereafter to 
prevent the mischief of special legislation, and to destroy the possibility of procuring the 
enactment of any statute by the use of money or any other corrupt means. 

Resolved, That the grant by the Radical Legislature of this State of the numerous char¬ 
ters in creating such corporations as the South Improvement Company, Continental Im¬ 
provement Company and others of a similar character is unjust to the interests of trade^ 
is dangerous to the rights and liberiies of the people, and as such meets with our un¬ 
qualified condemnation. 

Resolved, That in presenting the Hon. James Thompson for Judge of the Supreme 
Court, we have only to invite the consideration of the people to the integrity, imparti¬ 
ality and pre-eminent legal attainments Avhich have characterized the discharge of his 
judicial duties during his fifteen years’ service upon the bench of the Supreme Court. 

Resolved, That in the persons of the candidates presented for the offices of Auditor 
General, Congressmen at large and Delegates to the Convention to amend the Constitu¬ 
tion, we have candidates eminently Avorthy of the confidence and support of the people. 

Gov. Bigler was frequently interrupted by applause, and the resolutions 
were adopted with enthusiastic unanimity. 

The delegates from each district named electors from their several districts 
and delegates to the National Convention, as follows : 


Edgar Cowan. 

ELECTORS SENATORIAL. 

1 

George W. Skinner. 

Selden Marvin. | 

AT LARGE. 

S. Gross Fry. 

| John S. Miller. 


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Dist. 

1. Thomas J. Barger, 

2. Stephen D. Anderson, 

3. John Moffatt, 

4. George R. Berril, 

5. - 

6. Isaiah B. Houpt, 

7. Samuel A. Dyer, 

8. Jessie G. Hawley 


DISTRICT ELECTORS. 
Dist. 

9. Hiram B. Swarr, 

10. B. Reilley, 

H. John Ivnecht, 

12. Frederick W. Gunster, 

13. David Lowenburg, 

14. Jesse McKnight, 

15. Henry Welsh, 

16. Henry J. Stahle, 


Dist. 

17. R. W. Christy, 

18. William F. Logan, 

19. Rasselas Brown, 

20. F. M. Robinson, 

21. John R. Wilson, 

22. Phillip H. Stevenson, 

23. John T. Bard, 

I 24. Geo. W. Mills. 


DELEGATES AT LARGE TO BALTIMORE. 


George W. Cass, 
Samuel J. Randall, 
L. A. Mackey, 


C W. Carrigan, 

B. Markley Boyer, 
William A. Wallace, 
John H. Brinton. 


Philip Collins, 
Samuel B. Wilson, 
H. G. Smith, 


DISTRICT DELEGATES : 


Dist. 

1. William McMullin, Samuel Josephs. 

2. William M- Reilly Thomas D. Pierce. 

3. L. J. Ladner, Daniel M. Fox. 

4. Isaac Leech, John Campbell. 

5. Lewis C. Cassidy, Herman Yerkes. 

6. Ephriam J. Acker. Edward J. Albright. 

7. Robert E. Monaghan,Geo H. Armstrong 

8. J. Lawrence Getz B. Franklin Boyer. 

9. Henry Carpenter Robert Crane. 

10. William M. Randall, C. I). Gloniger. 

11. Isaac S. Case. Charles Kleinz. 

12. Charles L. Lamberton, Asa R. Brundage 


Dist. 

13. y. E. Piolett, William M. Piatt. 

14. Jacob Leisenring, W. K. Wilson. 

15. John Cresswell, Isaiah R. Dunbar. 

16. Augustus Duncan, A. H. Coffroth. 

17. James Burns, R. Milton Speer. 

18. Edward Perks, M. F. Elliott. 

19. D. W. Hutchinson. Herman Kretz. 

20. P. J. Pierce, William Hasson. 

21. William H. Playford. John Latta. 

22. James P. Barr, John H. Bailey. 

23. David Campbell. Patrick Henry Winston 
21. J. A. J. Buchanan, D. J. Morris. 


A vote of thanks was tendered to ‘Hon Heister Clymer for the efficient 
manner in which he had performed the duties of Permanent Chairman of the 
Convention. 


Votes of thanks were also tendered to the secretaries and other officers, and 
to Mr. Joseph Mishler for the use of the Academy of Music. 

In closing the Convention, Mr. Clymer said: Your labors are ended, 
and how d'fferent is the feeling of every democrat on this floor to what 
it was but a few days ago. Then there was doubt and uncertainty, for fear 
we might be shipwrecked. The gentlemen representing the people of this 
State have permitted every act to be guided by wisdom and self-sacrifice that 
has brought to us a sure victory. There is no doubt about it that when three 
or four hundred thousand men are represented in a body like this, that body 
of men will control the result. All I can hope is, that we will be worthy of 
the high trust placed on us. I thank you for your kindness, your aid, and for 
your attendance in the city of my home. We may never meet again, but I 
cannot but feel that we are all better and happier men for having been here. 

The Convention then adjourned without day. 













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